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New Sand Sports Centre Opens on Hove Seafront

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Brighton and Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey cut the ribbon to officially launch the new Yellowave Hove centre, marking the culmination of almost a year's work and £700,000 of investment. The centre features three sand courts for various beach sports, a five-a-side beach soccer pitch, and a free sand pit for children. A café and sports reception are also part of the facility, with an indoor space for activities like yoga and Pilates planned for the future. The venue is a pay-and-play setup, allowing visitors to book courts and participate in various sports.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Yellowave Hove centre has been developed within the Hove Beach Park development and features three sand courts for beach volleyball, beach tennis, and footvolley.
  • The centre also includes a five-a-side beach soccer pitch that can be used for beach netball, beach dodgeball, tag beach rugby, and sand fitness.
  • A free sand pit for small children and a café are part of the facility, along with a sports reception and an indoor space for activities.
  • The venue is a pay-and-play setup, allowing visitors to book courts and participate in various sports.
  • The Yellowave Hove site was formerly a public toilet, which was transformed into a café as part of the development.
  • Yellowave has been selected as a National Beach Volleyball Development Centre by Volleyball England and offers 10 hours of free court use to all state schools in Brighton and Hove.
  • The centre is the latest addition to the Hove Beach Park development, which has also seen the creation of a wheeled sports zone and tennis and padel courts.

Statistics:

  • £700,000: The investment made in the development of the Yellowave Hove centre.
  • 10 hours: The amount of free court use offered by Yellowave to all state schools in Brighton and Hove.
  • 2007: The year when Yellowave opened its first site in Brighton's Madeira Drive.
  • 2025: The year when the final planning approval was given for the Hove seafront site.
  • 01273 000270: The phone number for the Yellowave Hove centre.

Sources:

  • The Argus: "Hove beach toilets to be converted into Yellowave cafe"
  • The Argus: "Yellowave Hove centre officially launched after £700,000 investment"
  • Volunteer England: "National Beach Volleyball Development Centre"
  • Brighton and Hove City Council: "Hove Beach Park Development"

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